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BRAZIL

Start:11/03/2017
End:11/29/2017
Duration:27 days
#Species:476
#Endemics:94
#Heard Only:39

2017 NE Brazil Scouting Trip

TARGET BIRDS FOR TOUR

List of target birds for locations visited on this tour. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Species seen are those with location codes associated with them.*

color codes

1Yellow-legged TinamouCrypturellus noctivagus E
2White-browed GuanPenelope jacucacaQXE
3Red-billed CurassowCrax blumenbachii E
4East Brazilian ChachalacaOrtalis araucuanICP,VRE
5Pygmy NightjarNyctipolus hirundinaceusQXE
6Biscutate SwiftStreptoprocne biscutataCDBC
7Black JacobinFlorisuga fuscaSB,VRBC
8Hook-billed HermitGlaucis dohrniiVRE
9Broad-tipped HermitAnopetia gounellei E
10Minute HermitPhaethornis idaliae E
11Cinnamon-throated HermitPhaethornis nattereri NE
12Buff-bellied HermitPhaethornis subochraceusCD,CDA,ICPNE
13Hooded VisorbearerAugastes lumachellaCDE
14Frilled CoquetteLophornis magnificus E
15Brazilian RubyHeliodoxa rubricauda E
16Stripe-breasted StarthroatHeliomaster squamosusCBSE
17Outcrop SabrewingCampylopterus calcirupicola E
18Long-tailed WoodnymphThalurania watertoniiJRE
19Sombre HummingbirdEupetomena cirrochlorisBN,SBE
20Little Wood-RailAramides mangleICPE
21White-collared KiteLeptodon forbesiTME
22White-necked HawkButeogallus lacernulatus E
23Chaco EagleButeogallus coronatus EN
24Mantled HawkPseudastur polionotusBN,CD,JR,VRBC
25Pernambuco Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium mooreorum E
26Eastern Striolated-PuffbirdNystalus striolatus NE
27Crescent-chested PuffbirdMalacoptila striata E
28Gould's ToucanetSelenidera gouldii NE
29Spotted PiculetPicumnus pygmaeusManyE
30Ochraceous PiculetPicumnus limae E
31Mottled PiculetPicumnus nebulosus BC
32Yellow-eared WoodpeckerVeniliornis maculifrons E
33Ochre-backed WoodpeckerCeleus ochraceusSDBE
34Cryptic Forest-FalconMicrastur mintoni BC
35Brown-backed ParrotletTouit melanonotus E
36Golden-tailed ParrotletTouit surdusAB,CF,ICP,VRE
37Plain ParakeetBrotogeris tiricaAB,JR,SB,VRE
38Yellow-faced ParrotAlipiopsitta xanthops BC
39Red-browed AmazonAmazona rhodocorythaVRE
40Ochre-marked ParakeetPyrrhura cruentataSB,VRE
41Gray-breasted ParakeetPyrrhura griseipectusSDBE
42Maroon-faced ParakeetPyrrhura leucotisSBE
43Indigo MacawAnodorhynchus leariCBSE
44Cactus ParakeetEupsittula cactorumManyE
45Jandaya ParakeetAratinga jandayaJR,TME
46Golden-capped ParakeetAratinga auricapillusAB,BN,CF,ICPNE
47Blue-winged MacawPrimolius maracanaBN,CBS,VRBC
48Silvery-cheeked AntshrikeSakesphoroides cristatusICPE
49Caatinga AntwrenRadinopsyche sellowiCD,CDAE
50Rufous-winged AntshrikeThamnophilus torquatusCDBC
51Planalto Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus pelzelniCDAE
52Sooretama Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus ambiguusVRE
53Star-throated AntwrenRhopias gularis E
54Spot-breasted AntvireoDysithamnus stictothoraxBNNE
55Plumbeous AntvireoDysithamnus plumbeusSBE
56Salvadori's AntwrenMyrmotherula minorSBE
57Band-tailed AntwrenMyrmotherula urostictaAB,VRE
58Alagoas AntwrenMyrmotherula snowi E
59Bahia AntwrenHerpsilochmus pileatusAB,VRE
60Pectoral AntwrenHerpsilochmus pectoralisXFRSE
61Narrow-billed AntwrenFormicivora iheringiCDE
62Sincora AntwrenFormicivora grantsauiCDE
63Ferruginous AntbirdDrymophila ferrugineaBNE
64Ochre-rumped AntbirdDrymophila ochropyga E
65Scaled AntbirdDrymophila squamata E
66Orange-bellied AntwrenTerenura sickiJRE
67Willis's AntbirdCercomacroides laetaTMNE
68Rio de Janeiro AntbirdCercomacra brasilianaBNE
69East Amazonian Fire-eyePyriglena leuconota E
70Fringe-backed Fire-eyePyriglena atraCFE
71Slender AntbirdRhopornis ardesiacusBNE
72Scalloped AntbirdMyrmodenus ruficaudaMBSE
73White-bibbed AntbirdMyrmodenus loricata E
74Collared CrescentchestMelanopareia torquataCDBC
75Black-cheeked GnateaterConopophaga melanopsMBSE
76Ceara GnateaterConopophaga cearaeSDBE
77White-browed AntpittaHylopezus ochroleucusCDAE
78White-breasted TapaculoEleoscytalopus indigoticus E
79Bahia TapaculoEleoscytalopus psychopompus E
80Diamantina TapaculoScytalopus diamantinensisCDE
81Boa Nova TapaculoScytalopus gonzagai E
82Such's AntthrushChamaeza meruloides E
83Rufous-breasted LeaftosserSclerurus scansorBANF,SDBE
84Moustached WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes falcirostris E
85Ceara WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus atlanticusSDBE
86Scaled WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes squamatus BC
87Wing-banded HorneroFurnarius figulusBN,CBS,SDBE
88White-collared Foliage-gleanerAnabazenops fuscusBN,SBE
89Great XenopsMegaxenops parnaguaeBANF,CDAE
90Pale-browed TreehunterCichlocolaptes leucophrusSBE
91Alagoas Foliage-gleanerPhilydor novaesi E
92Pernambuco Foliage-gleanerAutomolus lammi E
93Orange-eyed ThornbirdPhacellodomus erythrophthalmus E
94Orange-breasted ThornbirdPhacellodomus ferrugineigula E
95Pink-legged GraveteiroAcrobatornis fonsecaiSBE
96Striated SofttailThripophaga macrouraBNE
97Pallid SpinetailCranioleuca pallidaBNE
98Gray-headed SpinetailCranioleuca semicinereaCDA,SDBE
99Caatinga CacholotePseudoseisura cristata E
100Bahia SpinetailSynallaxis cinereaBNE
101Pinto's SpinetailSynallaxis infuscata E
102Red-shouldered SpinetailSynallaxis hellmayriBANF,CBS,CDAE
103Araripe ManakinChiroxiphia bokermanniCDAE
104Pin-tailed ManakinIlicura militarisBN,SBE
105Kinglet ManakinMachaeropterus regulusBN,SBE
106Black-headed BerryeaterCarpornis melanocephalaMBSE
107Banded CotingaCotinga maculataVRE
108Cinnamon-vented PihaLipaugus lanioides E
109Bearded BellbirdProcnias averano BC
110Bare-throated BellbirdProcnias nudicollis BC
111White-winged CotingaXipholena atropurpureaAB,TM,VRE
112Buff-throated PurpletuftIodopleura pipra E
113Whiskered FlycatcherMyiobius barbatusBNE
114Oustalet's TyrannuletPhylloscartes oustaleti E
115Bahia TyrannuletPhylloscartes beckeriSBE
116Alagoas TyrannuletPhylloscartes ceciliaeJRE
117Hangnest Tody-TyrantHemitriccus nidipendulusICPE
118Buff-breasted Tody-TyrantHemitriccus mirandaeSDBE
119Fork-tailed Pygmy-TyrantHemitriccus furcatusBNE
120Smoky-fronted Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus fumifrons BC
121Gray-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum poliocephalumBN,SBE
122Gray-backed TachuriPolystictus superciliarisCDE
123Gray-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseocapilla E
124Rufous-sided Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus rufomarginatusCDBC
125Bahia Wagtail-TyrantStigmatura bahiaeCBS,CDAE
126Caatinga Black-TyrantKnipolegus franciscanus E
127Velvety Black-TyrantKnipolegus nigerrimus E
128Gray-hooded AttilaAttila rufusSBE
129Ash-throated CasiornisCasiornis fuscusBANFE
130Gray-eyed GreenletHylophilus amaurocephalusBANF,ICPE
131White-naped JayCyanocorax cyanopogonManyE
132Long-billed WrenCantorchilus longirostrisICPE
133Rufous-brown SolitaireCichlopsis leucogenysSBEN
134Yellow-faced SiskinSpinus yarrellii NE
135Sao Francisco SparrowArremon franciscanusCDE
136Campo TroupialIcterus jamacaiiBN,CBS,CD,ICPE
137Forbes's BlackbirdAnumara forbesiTME
138Pale BaywingAgelaioides fringillariusCBS,CDBC
139Red-cowled CardinalParoaria dominicanaManyE
140Cinnamon TanagerSchistochlamys ruficapillusBN,CDBC
141White-banded TanagerNeothraupis fasciata BC
142Scarlet-throated TanagerCompsothraupis loricataCBSE
143Brazilian TanagerRamphocelus bresiliusManyE
144Azure-shouldered TanagerThraupis cyanopteraSBE
145Golden-chevroned TanagerThraupis ornataSBE
146White-bellied TanagerTangara brasiliensisAB,ICP,VRE
147Seven-colored TanagerTangara fastuosaMBSE
148Red-necked TanagerTangara cyanocephalaBN,JR,SB,SDBBC
149Gilt-edged TanagerTangara cyanoventrisBNE
150Black-legged DacnisDacnis nigripes E
151Rufous-headed TanagerHemithraupis ruficapillaBN,SBE
152Blue FinchRhopospina caerulescens E
153Orange-fronted Yellow-FinchSicalis columbiana BC
154Pale-throated Pampa-FinchEmbernagra longicaudaCDE
155Copper SeedeaterSporophila bouvreuil BC
156Dubois's SeedeaterSporophila ardesiacaBN,CD,JR,SBE
157Temminck's SeedeaterSporophila falcirostris NE
158Buffy-fronted SeedeaterSporophila frontalis NE
159White-throated SeedeaterSporophila albogularisBN,CBS,XFRSE
160Thick-billed SaltatorSaltator maxillosus NE

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

BIRDING LOCALES

REASON CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic127
NENear Endemic11
CRCritically Endangered0
ENEndangered2
BCBest Seen in This Country20
ATAlways a Target0

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.